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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220020570037 · 10/13/2001 · Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck against stationary object
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Move power cable
Injury source
ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Lafarge S A
Operator
Lafarge Building Materials Incorporated
Mine
0100629

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING WIRE INSIDE ELECTRICAL CONTROL ROOM ONE. THE WIRE WAS SPREAD OUT ON THE FLOOR. IT WOULD CATCH ON THE EDGE OF A FLOOR CONSOLE. HE WOULD PULL ON IT (THE WIRE) TO RELEASE IT. ONE TIME HE PULLED TOO HARD. WHEN IT LET GO HIS RIGHT HAND HIT THE ELECTRICAL TRAY.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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